The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-07-22
AN APPALLING RECORD.
Hundreds Fall Victims to Old
Sops Rage.
Inability of Chicago's Coroner and Assist
ants to Keep Up with Their Work-A
Terrible Death Rate-Many Dead
and Frustrated Elsewhere.
DEATH REAPs A RICH HARVEST.

DEATH REAPs RICH HARVEST.
CHICAGO July 49, 1T is not easy to real
ize the extent of the calamity inflicted on
this city by the awful heat of Saturday
and Sunday. If the same number of PEG
pie had been lost in a Bhipwreck, d
conf1agration, railroad accident, or
a disaster Of any other kind, the
public would have been appalled,. The fig
ures are startling. At the latest returns the
number of persons si1n-struck and over
come by the heat was 193 OF these 1877
were fatal ~ were dying, ~ had recov-
cred and IS were on the way to recovery.
The coroner's book was full of entries, and
he and his deputies worked until nine
O'Clock last evening, at which time they
had held 50 inquests, and it will take at
least till tonight before all the cases now
reported will be disposed Of Utmost of the
cases the deaths were sudden, and in the
heat of Sunday the early victims became
decomposed to shocking extent. Conf
plants were received by the police, but
they could do nothing, and the bodies had
to be endured until the coroner got around.
A good many will have to wait till to-
night, for the pressure of business on the
coroner and his deputies is greater than at
any time in the history of Chicago, not ex-
cepting the great fire.
Never before in the history of Chicago
have so many burial permits been issued as
were made out yesterday at the Health De-
partment DR.. Tomlinson usually does the
work alone, but he had to have two assist
ants yesterday. The total mum Der of deaths
reported was about 200, and this does not in
clude the sunstrokes, on which case In.
quests are to be held. The great mortality
is among infants, although every age and
condition, with every Imaginable ailment,
was represented. During the week ended
Saturday. July 16 the Official death record
OF the health department shows startling
total of 4SS.
Tie change of temperature yesterday
saved thousands of lives, for had the day
been as warm as the previous the people
would have dropped off like leaves in au-
tumn.
THE HEAT ELSEWHERE.
CINCINNATI, July 1e. -Seventy-one pros
tratlons from the heat were reported to
the police yesterday, of which twenty. one
were fatal. Dispatches from country
towns in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky res
port numerous prostrations during the last
three days. The thermometer has fallen
10 to Is degrees SINCE dark here. During
the day the mercury in the signal office
reached 100, while it was 2 to G degrees
higher on the shady side of the streets
where people travelled. Comparatively
few were on the street.
ST. LOUIS, July 19.-The intense heat of
the last ten days continued yesterday, the
mercury reaching maximum of 1O2 de-
grees in the shade at two p. m. Toward
evening brisk and cooling breeze came
down from the north and northwest, low
erlng the temperature few degrees but
at midnight the thermometer showed but
a slightly less degree of heat than the
average for the last week at the same
hour. Forty-three cases of prostration
were reported, but up to midnight only
three deaths were reported.
WASHINGTON, July 49, The mercury rose
to 1872 s in the signal Office yesterday, and
on the sidewalk the temperature was from
ITO to liz degrees. A thermometer laid on
the concrete pavement in the shade regis.
tered 126. During the hottest part Of the
day outdoor work was generally sus-
pended. In some of the rooms of the de-
partments the heat was so intense that no
work could be done. Fifteen or more
cases of sun-stroke were reported, five
fatal.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 19-Mercury
touched IS at three p. M, and then began
to fall At midnight the temperature was
comfortable. There were twenty three
deaths from the heat making thirty-eight
within the last forty-eight hours, md
many more people were Frustrated.
Among the dead is Stephen Strunz, we'll
known soap manufacturer Nearly all the
factories and mills temporarily suspended
operations during the heat of the day.
GIBSON CITY, ILL.,, July 19-The corn
crop in the fore part of the season prom
ised to be the largest in this vicinity for
years, but the present drought is cutting
down the yield fast, and unless it gets rain
soon it will not be quite an average crop,
The weather is the hottest this city has
had Tor several years. Streams are dry
ing up, but the wells are holding out thus
far.
RICHMOND, Va, July 19.-The mercury
ranged at three p. m. yesterday from 100
to 106 in the shade. There have been many
prostrations from the heat in the last two
days, and twelve resulted fatally. Several
industries employing large number of
operatives suspended work yesterday,
owing to the extreme heat
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 19-Six deaths
resulting from the extreme heat of the
last few days were reported to the health
office yesterday, making ten fatalities in
all.
BALTIMORE. Nd, July 1.-THE weather
yesterday was the hottest ever known in
this city, the thermometer at three o'clock
registering 102 degrees in the shade.
About twenty five cases of prostration
were reported up to midnight, six of them
proving fatal
PHILADELPHIA, July 19.-Mercury touched
95 degrees at noon. Thirty one deaths
from heat were reported yesterday, and
seventeen others were overcome by heat,
but most of them will recover.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July The thermom-
eter ran up to 100 yesterday and stood
there nearly all day. "A dozen cases of
sun-stroke are reported, four of which
were fatal.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 19-Mercurv
ranged from 81 to 104 degrees yesterday
and fourteen people were Frustrated, of
whom three died. Mayor Denny was over
come in his Office at nine O'clock.
PERU, H., July 19-The mercury yester-
day reached 104. Many persons were
Frustrated and farmer was killed by the
heat
An Eastern Syndicate to Establish a Health
Resort
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 Santa Catalina